The following is a list of events of the year 2008 in Iowa.
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Incumbents
editState government
edit- Governor: Chet Culver (D)
Events
edit- January 3 - Mike Huckabee wins the Iowa caucuses with 34.4% of the vote.[1]
- March 23 - Steven Sueppel murdered his wife and 4 adopted children in his home in Iowa City. He later committed suicide by crashing his minivan into a concrete abutment.[2]
- May 12 - A raid at the Agriprocessors, Inc., kosher slaughterhouse and meat packing plant in Postville, arresting 398 employees, 98% of whom were Latino.[3]
- May 25 - An EF5 tornado touched down in Parkersburg, killing 9 and causing $100 million in damages.[4]
- June 8 - July 1 - Iowa flood of 2008, caused major flooding in eastern Iowa, exceeding 6 billion dollars in damages.[5]
- June 11 - An EF3 tornado hit a boys camp killing 4 and injuring 50 others.[6]
- July 4 - The first 80/35 music festival takes place in Western Gateway Park.[7]
- November 4 - Barack Obama wins the presidential election in Iowa.[8]
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Iowa Caucus Results - Election Guide 2008 - Results - The New York Times". archive.nytimes.com. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ↑ "Indicted Banker's Desperate Murder-Suicide". ABC News. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ↑ Elmer, Courtney Crowder and MacKenzie. "A decade after a massive raid nabbed 400 undocumented workers, this tiny town fights to reclaim its identity". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ↑ "From the archives: Aerial footage shows devastation from deadly 2008 tornado in Parkersburg, Iowa". KCCI. May 10, 2024. Retrieved February 6, 2025.
- ↑ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "Review of The 2008 Flood". www.weather.gov. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ↑ Dolce, Chris (June 11, 2025). "On This Date: Plains, Midwest Tornado Outbreak Turns Tragic At Iowa Boy Scout Camp | Weather.com". weather.com. Retrieved July 25, 2025.
- ↑ "Photos from the 80/35 Music Festival throughout the years". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved December 2, 2024.
- ↑ "2008 | The American Presidency Project". www.presidency.ucsb.edu. Retrieved December 2, 2024.